Upcoming Events
September 10
MSHA Executive Board Meeting in East Lansing, 9:30 a.m. CONTACT:
msha@att.net
September 11
Wayne State University 1st Annual Alumni Picnic and
Distinguished
Alumni Award, 11:30 am-3:00 pm on the
grounds of the Rackham Memorial Building on the WSU Campus. CONTACT:
Thomas Southern at
thomas.southern@gmail.com or Sarah Pray at
sarah.e.pray@gmail.com
September 18
"Comprehensive Overview of the Application of the Passy-Muir®
Tracheostomy and Ventilator Swallowing and
Speaking Valve" at the Cleveland Clinic in Independence, Ohio. This one day
seminar is for all health care professionals who are involved in the
management of tracheostomized and mechanically ventilated adult and
pediatric patients across the continuum of care. Lectures will provide
in-depth, evidence based information including patient pictures and videos.
Hands-on learning activities with tracheostomy models and ventilation
mannequins will give participants opportunity to apply important concepts.
Interactive panel discussion using case presentations and audience
participation will provide additional intergration of key learning
objectives. .8 CEUs offered. CONTACT:
http://www.passy-muir.com/seminars/
or Kesy Yoon at
kyoon@passy-muir.com
September 23
"Cognitive Rehabilitation", presented by Don MacLennan, M.A.,CCC-SLP at the
H Hotel in Midland. 0.6 ASHA CEUs offered. CONTACT:
www.health-ed.com or 800.839.4584
September 24
"Cognitive Rehabilitation", presented by Don MacLennan, M.A.,CCC-SLP at the
Hilton Grand Rapids Airport in Grand Rapids. 0.6 ASHA CEUs offered.
CONTACT: www.health-ed.com or
800.839.4584
September 24
"A Multi-Sensory Approach for Improved Written and Oral Expression", speaker
Sara Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP at St. Rita's Medical Medical Center-Auxiliary
Conference Center in Lima, Ohio. CONTACT:
sara@expandingexpression.com
or www.expandingexpression.com
or at 989.225.0436
September 24-25
Celebration of the 50th Birthday of the Speech-Language Pathology Program at
Eastern Michigan University. Two-day event includes tours, welcome
reception, cocktail party, banquet and a chance for all alums to gather and
celebrate. CONTACT: Angelo Angelocci at
aangelocci@mac.com or Liz Stevens at
lstevens@emich.edu
October 6-8
"Adding, Updating and Expanding Comprehensive Stroke Center of Excellence",
presented by the National Aphasia Association in Chicago, IL. CONTACT:
Sarah Weiner at 414.221.1700 x1700 or
sweiner@acius.net
October 8
"The Effect of a Focused Intervention on Social Communication Development in
Autism" presented by Dr. Brooke Ingersoll, 3:30-5:00 pm in Room 1345 of the
Engineering Building on the Campus of Michigan State University, East
Lansing. No pre-registration required. 0.1 CEUs offered. CONTACT: Laura
Dilley ldilley@msu.edu
October 15
MSHA Executive Board and Advisory Assembly in East Lansing, 9:30 a.m.
CONTACT: msha@att.net
October 21-22
"Apraxia of Speech and Other Motor Speech Disorders in Children" the 28th
Annual Van Riper Lectures, sponsored by Western Michigan University,
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. Topics will include;
differential diagnosis of childhood motor speech disorders; approaches to
management and the role of non speech oral motor function for assessment and
treatment. All speakers are renowned experts in the area of motor
speech disorders: Dr. Megan Hodge, Ph.D., University of Alberta; Dr. Edyth
Strand, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Mayo Clinic in Rocherster, Minnesota and Dr. Gary
Weismer, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. CONTACT: Paula
Armstrong at 269.387.8045
October 28-30
M.A.C. on M.A.C., Fifth Annual Audiology Conference, East Lansing Marriott
at University Place. CONTACT:
www.michiganaudiologycoalition.org
December 10
MSHA Executive Board Meeting by conference call, 9:30 a.m. CONTACT:
msha@att.net
March 24-26, 2011
MSHA Annual Conference, The Henry (formerly the Ritz-Carlton), Dearborn
March 26-31, 2011
Conference at Sea, "Feeding the Whole
Child: A Mealtime Approach", cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico.
Presented by the Windsor Essex County Pediatric Feeding and Dysphagia
Group with speaker Suzanne Evans Morris, Ph.D. CONTACT: Helga Schollenberger,
519.973.4411x 3370 or
helga.schollenberger@hdgh.org
or Michele Weerts, 519.979.7788 x581 or
michele.weerts@jmccentre.ca